Month: October 2013

On Saturday night 19th October Dundalk hosted its annual Louth Business Awards. The event is now the largest black tie event in the county and with over 500 in attendance was a fantastic night out.

Servisource had been short listed for The best Use of Information Technology and although it was a close tie we finished as runners up to eventual winners VisitCarlingford.com

Although we are disappointed we certainly will be back in again next year for such a brilliant night out. We would like to thank Dundalk Chamber for hosting such an important date in the local business calendar.

Living as a Nurse in Dublin

The City of Dublin can trace its origin back more than 1,000 years, and for much of this time it has been Ireland’s principal city and the cultural, educational and industrial centre of the island.

Dublin became the capital of the English Lordship of Ireland from 1171 onwards and was peopled extensively with settlers from England and Wales

Dublin started the 18th century as, in terms of street layout, a medieval city akin to Paris. In the course of the eighteenth century it underwent a major rebuilding, with the Wide Streets Commission demolishing many of the narrow medieval streets and replacing them with large Georgian streets.

The vibrancy of the Temple Bar area led to demands for its preservation. By the late 1980s, the bus station plans were abandoned and a master plan was put in place to maintain Temple Bar’s position as Dublin’s cultural heartland, with large-scale government support. They have been replaced by restaurants and bars which draw thousands of visitors

However, the real transformation of Dublin has occurred since the late 1990s, when the so-called ‘Celtic Tiger’ economic boom took effect. The most visually spectacular of these developments is the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)- a financial district almost a kilometre long situated along the North quays. While the former tramways had been torn up in the 1950s in favour of buses, the new Luas tram service started in 2004. Though slow to develop, Dublin Airport had become the 16th busiest international airport by 2007.

Immigration in Dublin

Dublin was traditionally a city of emigration, with high unemployment and a high birth rate forcing many of its inhabitants to leave Ireland for other countries, notably Britain and the United States. However, the last fifteen years has seen this process reversed dramatically, with the Irish economic boom attracting immigrants from all over the world. The largest single group to arrive in the city has been returned Irish emigrants, but there has also been very large immigration from other nationalities. Dublin is now home to substantial communities of Chinese, Nigerians, Brazilians, Russians, Romanians and many others – especially from Africa and Eastern Europe.

Sights in Dublin

Guinness Storehouse – Ireland’s top attraction is the Guinness Storehouse. People from all corners of the world come to visit the birthplace of the black frothy brew and get a taste straight from the barrel.

St Patrick’s Cathedral – Built to honor the patron saint of Ireland, is a must-see attraction in Dublin. It stands adjacent to the well that it is said St. Patrick himself used to baptize converts.

Temple Bar is known as the cultural quarter of Dublin. Originally a slum that was to be developed into a bus terminus, it became home to a number of artists’ galleries and small businessmen’s shops who took advantage of the cheap rent in the 1980s. Temple Bar is a popular place to get a drink or two (or three!) with friends, enjoy some traditional Irish music and observe the rowdy antics from a distance.

Trinity College – Supremely located in the heart of Dublin, Trinity College stands as the gem of Ireland. Ranked as the number one university in the nation and in the top forty globally, Trinity College has a stellar academic reputation in addition to being one of Dublin’s finest landmarks.

Grafton Street – Grafton Street is a main thoroughfare but is also a popular destination in itself. Both locals and visitors to Dublin come to Grafton Street to peek in the high-end shops and grab a bite at one of the eateries.

National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology & History – The National Museum of Ireland is dedicated to showcasing items of Irish art, culture, and natural history. Of the three branches the collections are divided amongst, the archaeology section, located on Kildare Street, holds the best known and most impressive of all of the exhibits.

IADNAM Directors of Nursing And Midwifery Conference 2013

Servisource Healthcare are delighted to be attending this years Irish Association of Directors of Nursing And Midwifery Conference being held on 3rd and 4th October in Kilkenny.

The Irish Association of Directors of Nursing and Midwifery (IADNAM) is a professionally recognised voluntary, not-for-profit, organisation established in 1904 to provide a professional voice for nurse managers across all realms of nurse management including, acute hospital, maternity, psychiatry, public health, intellectual disability and elderly care services in Ireland.

IADNAM is the largest Senior Nurse Managers Conference in Ireland and an event which your company definitely cannot afford to miss. Last year circa 130 Directors of Nursing & Midwifery attended from a broad range of public, voluntary and private health care service settings.

The Conference Exhibition is an important and integral part of the Conference and this year the stands will be located beside the main conference auditorium. All refreshment breaks will be held in the Exhibition Area to ensure maximum exposure for your products, and ensuring you have regular opportunities to engage with Directors and Assistant Directors of Nursing & Midwifery, international conference speakers and guests to inform them of your products and the services you provide.